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QSA847100 1883 Letter from GD Beresford to Colonial Secretary 8 August, Colonial Secretarys Office In Letters, In letter 83/4945, DR77956
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[oval stamp, left of page] - COLONIAL SECRETARY'S OFFICE, - No. 4945 SEP 28 1883 QUEENSLAND
Urging Q'land Govt to make provision for the Widow of late S. I. Beresford }
[written diagonally, left of page] Previously 83. 1557 (Police) -------------------- [right of page] August 8th 1883 August -
c/o Messrs. Grindlay & Co 55 Parliament St London
To the Honble the Colonial Secretary Brisbane Queensland.
Sir,
I am the eldest brother of Mr Mark Beresford of the Queensland Police who was killed by the Blacks near Cloncurry on the night of the 24th of January of this year, and I have the honor most respectfully to request that you will lay before the Govt of Queensland this my most earnest request that some provision may be made to the widow of my brother
[written diagonally, left margin] Major-Genl Beresford 2 - 10 - 83 245 --------------------- Inform General Beresford that the Govt gave Mrs Beresford a sum of £122 which is all that the law allowed them to grant R Gray 1 Oct 83